Definition of Parbuckles

1. parbuckle [v] - See also: parbuckle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parbuckles

parazoans
parazoon
parazygantral
parbake
parbaked
parbakes
parbaking
parboil
parboiled
parboiling
parboils
parbreak
parbreaks
parbuckle
parbuckled
parbuckles (current term)
parbuckling
parc fermé
parcase
parcel
parcel bomb
parcel bombs
parcel of land
parcel out
parcel post
parceled
parceled out
parceling
parcellate
parcellated

Literary usage of Parbuckles

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fifty Years in the Royal Navy by Percy Scott (1919)
"The parbuckles were four in number, three of them capable of giving a pull of 100 ... The parbuckles were wire runners and tackles, with manilla fivefold ..."

2. The Commission of H.M.S. "Terrible," 1898-1902 by George Crowe (1903)
"The parbuckles were four in number, three of them capable of giving a pull of 100 ... The parbuckles were wire runners and tackles, with Manilla fivefold ..."

3. Text-book of Seamanship: The Equipping and Handling of Vessels Under Sail Or by Stephen Bleecker Luce, United States Naval Academy (1898)
"Instead of using parbuckles, the sheer legs may be got on board by means of a pair of small sheers, raked over the taffrail. ..."

4. Text-book of Seamanship: The Equipping and Handling of Vessels Under Sail Or by Stephen Bleecker Luce (1884)
"Instead of using parbuckles, the sheer legs may be got on board by means ot a pair of small sheers, raked over the taffrail. When ready, clap on the luff, ..."

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